A heatwave is more than just a spike in temperature; it's a condition that becomes perilous for human health when exposed. Quantitatively, it's defined by specific temperature thresholds over a region, often in terms of actual temperature or its departure...
6 months agoThe government expects an easing of the food prices with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting above-normal rainfall this year, which will lead to higher production, the finance ministry has said in a report.“Further easing of food prices i...
5 months agoCrop acreage as of August 2 was higher than the previous year, but analysis shows that a late pick-up to the monsoon has kept the overall sowing area in the kharif season 25 percent below normal (2018-23), according to data from the agriculture ministry.D...
2 months agoIndia’s rainfall surplus widened to 7 percent to its highest since start of the monsoon season but a fourth of the states remain deficient, reflecting the uneven spread of the rains.Rainfall has remained above average for over a fortnight, with central an...
2 months agoKharif sowing remained just 1.4 percent higher at 98 million hectares, despite surplus rainfall for three weeks in a row, according to data released by the agriculture ministry as of August 12.Paddy sowing was up 4.3 percent at 33.2 million hectares, wher...
2 months agoSurplus rainfall level declined to 5.48 percent on August 13 from 7.12 percent a week ago, but Northern Indian states continued to reel under deficit rain, according to data released by the India Meteorological Department.In the northwest, four states and...
2 months agoWater levels of the country’s main reservoir were 12 percent above normal on August 22, with rainfall above 3 percent of long-period average for three consecutive weeks, data released by the Central Water Commission and the India Meteorological Department...
1 month agoThe level of surplus rainfall in India shrank below 7.5 percent for the first time in 10 days, as states in northern and eastern parts of the country witnessed a widening deficit.Although the number of states experiencing deficient rainfall conditions wit...
3 weeks agoIndia’s reservoir levels stayed 13 percent above the 10-year average, as the country continued to receive surplus rainfall, according to data released by Central Water Commission and India Meteorological Department.The reservoir level declined to 13 perce...
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